EDM's Most Notorious Independent Label Is About To Be Sold

According to trusted sources Music Business Worldwide, ownership indie dance label powerhouseSpinnin’ Records is supposedly up in the air. Sources also revealed that both Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group are currently in contention to acquire the Dutch record label.

Private equity organizations are also said to be in the mix at this point in time but don’t be surprised if one the two majors above ends up making the acquisition to drive up their current market share.

The listed valuation is supposedly around $100m.

In the past, Sony has had plenty success in the past both acquiring and partnering up with indie labels in the dance space. In 2013 Sony partnered up with Ultra Music, namely the label and publishing division, naming Ultra founder Patrick Moxey to the position President, Electronic Music for Sony Music. More recently, Ministry Sound’s label division was also acquired by Sony Music last August.

Warner also has its own fair share dance labels and sub-labels in place. Skrillex’s OWSLA label distributions globally through Atlantic Records, one Warner’s three main labels. Atlantic also owns Big Beat Records, Warner Music’s primary dance label in the United States with both Atlantic and Big Beat home to its fair share electronic artists as well as another one Warner’s main labels, Warner Bros. Records, currently home to Kaskade, Gallant and more.